We said “very blue” = violet comes after blue in the spectrum, so the prediction that the spectrum is crowded toward the short wavelengths was called the “ultraviolet catastrophe”
We said “very blue” = violet comes after blue in the spectrum, so the prediction that the spectrum is crowded toward the short wavelengths was called the “ultraviolet catastrophe”
Of course, there can’t be a catastrophe: something must save us! Once again, it is Maxwell vs. some other sacred belief. Last time it was Maxwell vs. Newton. Newton lost. Now it is Maxwell vs. equipartition.